Old Age Descriptions

Advancing yearsAutumn of lifeDeclining yearsLong in the toothOld as MethuselahOld as the hillsOld fogeyOld fossilOlder than dirtOne foot in the graveTwilight yearsWinter of life

Word And Phrase Descriptions

A little too ripe to be job huntingAge-spotted pateAn Anachronism – as in old fashion, something old that is out of placeAncient bones creakedAnkles swelled with goutArthriticBanging his cane demandinglyBattered shell of his youthBending forward to keep his balanceBeyond the first blush of youthBingo night is her social lifeBlue-rinsed hair topped with a pillbox hatBushy salt and pepper browsCabinet of medicine, hot water bottles and Ben GayCackles of the old biddyCalcified grinCalled the shop girls girlieCemented in his waysChanges his underwear after a sneeze
Cheated the undertaker once againCodger, geezer, graybeard,Contrary, and snappish
Crabbed with ageCrone, witch, hagCrotchety old man with hisDamn young whippersnapperDapper old chapDoddering along the park laneDouble-dumpling figure, bent with ageDowager QueenDowdy old maidDried upDrooping eyelids he could barely see out ofDunked his false teeth into a water glassEyes bright with ageFace lined with experience and wisdomFace was road map to his glorious pastFaded blue eyesFaded version of his sonFeeble-minded, forgetfulFeisty antique of a ladyForgot where she put her denturesFrail old woman slowly shuffledFuddy-duddy
Fusty and set in her waysGetting some action, he ate his fiber todayGnarled hands knittingGramps zones out once in a whileGrandma and grandpa-might used a derogatory for anyone oldGray dandelion hairGrowing love comfortable shoes and clothesGrumped at the noisy children
Grunted and creaked with every moveGrunts when he sits, then sighs with relief only to grunt and riseHair a crown of faded gloryHair billowed cobwebs in the draftHis get-a-long got up and wentHoary, whiskered old fellowHumped over and leaning on her caneIn his declining yearsIn his dotageInfernal loud musicInfirmities aside, she was in good shapeJowls flapped when he talkedLaugh like crackling paperLaugh lines bracketing twinkling eyesLong nose hairLooked 45 but liver spots hands gave her awayLoved the decadent indolence of retirementMatriarch who rules the roostMatron auntOl’ fartOld and decrepitOld duffer is deafOnce a rock and roller, now he rocks only the chairPatriarch of the familyPrune juice a staple of her dietRheumy eyesRocked and rocked and stared withinRoom full of crooked backs, colorless hair and time-faded eyesRuminating on when she was youngSagging skinSat on the tenement steps and watched the world go bySenile and helplessShe’s a classicShriveled by halfSkin as thin and white as parchmentSkin like used tea leavesSkin of leatherSkin stretched over knobby bonesSmelled of Chantilly Lace and moth ballsSparse eyebrows with a chaotic growth pattern.Stale, moldy and far-sighted
Stooped and bent frameStrains to hearStroke left her expressions scary/endearingTottering and unsteadyTransparent blue-veined skinTrapped behind the walls of ageTufts of hair grow out of his earsTurkey neckWattle neckWise old eyes widened with a twinkleWithered skinWizened and shrunken like a fading roseWrinkled skin costumed a youthful heartYoung mind trapped in an old bodyYouth was waning

Definitions

Centenarian — person 100 years old or olderGlaucoma — hardening of eyeball resulting in poor vision or blindness; associated with agingLeucoma — disease of the eye in which the cornea becomes white and opaqueNoachian — old enough to date back to NoahPreadamite — dates back to before AdamQuinquagenarian — person in their 50’sSexagenarian — person in their 60’sSeptuagenarian — person in their 70’sOctogenarian — person in their 80’sDementia — loss of cognitive abilityAlzheimer’s disease — type of dementia that causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior.